Jojo talks Med👩‍⚕️

  Hey, I recently discovered that once you’re a medical student or professional, it is common for people to insinuate that you don’t have social presence in your life, you are considered to be boring and worse, you might even accept that you are. Occasionally this insinuation is right, in others it is not. Realistically, for medical students, having a healthy social life and a strong professional network is extremely beneficial. Connections and support have a profound impact on both personal and professional success. Let’s consider a few social factors that can improve your social life and networking. EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES This will be a broad point as there are many different types of extra-curricular activities you can engage in as a medical student such as campus events like social dances or movie-nights, educational trips to health facilities, community service projects, volunteering opportunities at local hospitals, health-fairs and screenings, conferences and semin...

  The knowledge of the various types of medical careers and their significance from my last blog post leads to a new question: Which one of these career paths should you focus on? Making the decision that your aim is to help save lives isn’t hard, it’s choosing how and where to make impact that becomes tough. How can you overcome this inner uncertainty and make an outstanding choice for yourself? Faced with the dilemma of lacking the merit to study Medicine and Surgery, it felt like I could not pursue my dream of being a pediatrician anymore, my dreams sucked away into an abyss. Finding new purpose felt hard and the disappointment was striking yet Today, I’m a proud medical lab scientist aspirant in her second year, all my dreams restored, purpose renewed. I was able to find my preference among the medical careers available to me and discover fulfillment. How did I accomplish that and more importantly, how can you achieve it? Here are tips and m y experiences. Self-introspect- Get...